GB2187861B - Optical switch structure - Google Patents

Optical switch structure

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Publication number
GB2187861B
GB2187861B GB8705706A GB8705706A GB2187861B GB 2187861 B GB2187861 B GB 2187861B GB 8705706 A GB8705706 A GB 8705706A GB 8705706 A GB8705706 A GB 8705706A GB 2187861 B GB2187861 B GB 2187861B
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Prior art keywords
optical switch
switch structure
optical
switch
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GB8705706A
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GB2187861A (en
Inventor
Charles Henry Rubie Lane
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General Electric Co PLC
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General Electric Co PLC
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02F—OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
    • G02F1/00—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics
    • G02F1/29—Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the position or the direction of light beams, i.e. deflection
    • G02F1/31—Digital deflection, i.e. optical switching
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B26/00—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements
    • G02B26/02—Optical devices or arrangements for the control of light using movable or deformable optical elements for controlling the intensity of light
GB8705706A 1986-03-12 1987-03-11 Optical switch structure Expired GB2187861B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB868606154A GB8606154D0 (en) 1986-03-12 1986-03-12 Optical switch structure

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GB8705706D0 GB8705706D0 (en) 1987-04-15
GB2187861A GB2187861A (en) 1987-09-16
GB2187861B true GB2187861B (en) 1989-11-15

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GB868606154A Pending GB8606154D0 (en) 1986-03-12 1986-03-12 Optical switch structure
GB8705706A Expired GB2187861B (en) 1986-03-12 1987-03-11 Optical switch structure

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GB868606154A Pending GB8606154D0 (en) 1986-03-12 1986-03-12 Optical switch structure

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US (1) US4815827A (en)
EP (1) EP0237304A3 (en)
CA (1) CA1278206C (en)
GB (2) GB8606154D0 (en)

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EP0015139A1 (en) * 1979-02-21 1980-09-03 Sperry Corporation Electro-optical switching matrix
EP0029737A1 (en) * 1979-11-26 1981-06-03 Sperry Corporation Electro-optical switching devices

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EP0015139A1 (en) * 1979-02-21 1980-09-03 Sperry Corporation Electro-optical switching matrix
EP0029737A1 (en) * 1979-11-26 1981-06-03 Sperry Corporation Electro-optical switching devices

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CA1278206C (en) 1990-12-27
GB8606154D0 (en) 1986-04-16
EP0237304A2 (en) 1987-09-16
GB8705706D0 (en) 1987-04-15
EP0237304A3 (en) 1989-04-26
US4815827A (en) 1989-03-28
GB2187861A (en) 1987-09-16

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